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Brand Names: Cipralex, Esipram, Lexapro, Seroplex

What is Escitalopram? Escitalopram is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression or anxiety. It is used to treat anxiety and major depressive disorder.

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Reasons Taken

212 patients in the community are taking or have taken Escitalopram.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 113 53%
Other 32 15%
Anxiety 28 13%
Mood swings 9 4%
General health 6 2%
Emotional lability 3 1%
Difficulty sleeping through night 2 <1%
Support another treatment 2 <1%
Fatigue 2 <1%
bipolar disorder 1 <1%
Burning sensation, skin 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Escitalopram.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg Daily 5 mg As needed 20 mg Daily 1 mg Daily 5 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 30 mg Daily 40 mg Daily 60 mg Daily 200 mg Daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 79 Number of Patients: 79 63 Number of Patients: 63 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Escitalopram or how long patients were taking Escitalopram before stopping.

Currently taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
4
13
15
38
39

Stopped taking Escitalopram

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
5
2
8
8
6
Why Patients Stopped Taking Escitalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 10 31% Other: 31%
Doctor's advice 6 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Did not seem to work 5 16% Did not seem to work: 16%
Personal research 4 13% Personal research: 13%
Expense 4 13% Expense: 13%
Course of treatment ended 4 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%
Side effects too severe 2 6% Side effects too severe: 6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 22 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 5
Moderate 47% 7
Slight 13% 2
Can't tell 7% 1

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 9% 2
Mild 32% 7
None 59% 13

Top reported side-effects include: Decreased sex drive, Fatigue, Apathy

Summary results are based on 22 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 22)

  • tink1227
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • tink1227
  • by tink1227
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

  • notgivenup
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • notgivenup
  • by notgivenup
    Aug 20, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

See all evaluation results for Escitalopram



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